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The River Dawgs' coaches say they work to not only build championship-caliber baseball players but also champions for life. Courtesy photo.
  • By Jen Blanco |
  • December 21, 2011
River Dawgs win winter tournament

The travel baseball team won the Winter State Championship Tournament and the RBI Holiday Hardball Classic Tournament.

  • East County
  • Sports
Parent volunteers Amy Goodman and Denise Radenmacher help student Micah Radenmacher, center, get all the sea creatures from his net.
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • October 3, 2012
Aquatic 'ed-venture'

Fifth-grade students from McNeal Elementary learned about marine life during field trips Sept. 27 and Sept. 28, at Coquina Beach.

  • East County
  • News
  • By Observer Staff |
  • August 1, 2012
News Briefs

Federal agencies issue FONSI for Port Dolphin; Sidewalk repairs under way on the Key; Mom and baby manatee saved

  • Longboat Key
  • News
  • By June LeBell |
  • March 10, 2014
MUSIC REVIEW: Sarasota Orchestra's Masterworks VI: 'Exotic Stories'

The Sarasota Orchestra played a program this past weekend filled with so much color, it was like visiting the Louvre.

  • Arts + Culture
  • By Observer Staff |
  • April 1, 2010
Surely we jest!

Welcome to our first April Fools' issue!

  • Sarasota
  • Opinion
  • By Michael Eng |
  • April 1, 2011
Ranch Friends challenge incorporation group to sumo

APRIL FOOLS' DAY - Friends of Lakewood Ranch leaders want to settle the debate regarding incorporation through ancient Japanese wrestling.

  • East County
  • News
Lee Washington’s calm helps him deal with the stresses of dealing with veterans claims for financial help.
  • By Josh Siegel |
  • December 4, 2013
East County veteran earns top honor

Lee Washington, a Marine veteran and coordinator of the county's Veterans Services Department, earned the Manatee County Government Employee of the Year award.

  • East County
  • News
"Water bottles were the easiest material and the most obvious reminder that we need to do more to recycle," Andrea Mihalyffy says.
  • By Heidi Kurpiela |
  • March 16, 2011
Local artist finds beauty in waste

Andrea Mihalyffy's 'waste chimes' will change the way you see plastic water bottles. Meet the artist making a statement.

  • Arts + Culture
  • By Robin Hartill |
  • May 20, 2009
Real Estate Reports

Real Estate Reports

  • Longboat Key
  • Real Estate
  • By Robin Roy |
  • December 30, 2010
Briefs

Community news & notes

  • Sarasota
  • News
  • By Nick Friedman |
  • May 17, 2012
BUSINESS OBSERVER

Karin Gustafson announces retirement; Carpenter opens studio on North Palm; John McKibbon honored with hospitality award; Tina Mroczkowski admitted to Florida Bar

  • Sarasota
  • News
This home at 204 Bird Key Drive has five bedrooms, five bathrooms, one half-bath, a pool and 7,992 square feet of living area. It sold for $3,085,000.
  • By Adam Hughes |
  • April 10, 2013
Bird Key home sells for $3,085,000

A home on Bird Key tops all transactions in this week's real estate. Cadence Bank sold the home at 204 Bird Key Drive to Paul and Lorie Adams, of E. Hampton, N.Y., for $3,085,000. Built in 2008, it has five bedrooms, five baths, one half-bath, a pool and 7,992 square feet of living area.

  • Longboat Key
  • Real Estate
Faith Christian church was one of the first churches to open in the East County.
  • By Michael Eng |
  • April 11, 2012
Foreclosure forces Faith Christian to close

The Lakewood Ranch church closed just days before Easter.

  • East County
  • News
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  • By Observer Staff |
  • August 14, 2013
Sidelines: Chargers reach NPL semifinals in Colorado

The Lakewood Ranch Chargers U13 boys soccer team advanced to the semifinals of the NPL Champions Cup July 18 through July 22, in Aurora, Colo.

  • East County
  • Sports
  • By Bonnie Silvestri |
  • May 1, 2012
'Arise' and Shine with SFF

'Arise' and Shine with SFF

  • Arts + Culture
The Florida Department of Transportation has given county officials a permit to use its right of way at the north Siesta bridge for offloading spoil material from Palmer Point Park. Photo by Norman Schimmel.
  • By Mallory Gnaegy |
  • November 3, 2011
Palmer Point Park project awaiting one more permit

The county needs a Florida Department of Environmental Protection permit before a contractor can use state right of way by the north Siesta bridge.

  • Siesta Key
  • Neighbors
  • By Observer Staff |
  • April 28, 2010
Sarasota 2050 plan: economic death

Let's bring a little rational perspective to the discussion this Thursday when the Sarasota County Commission considers the fate of Schroeder-Manatee Ranch's Villages of Lakewood Ranch South project.

  • East County
  • Opinion
A Sarasota County-owned site at 1301 Cattlemen Road remains one of two options approved Tuesday as potential sites for the new Emergency Operations Center. Courtesy Sarasota County Government.
  • By Rachel Brown Hackney |
  • December 15, 2011
Emergency Operations Center sites eliminated

The County Commission asked staff Wednesday to pursue a thorough vetting of two sites for the location of the new EOC.

  • Siesta Key
  • News
Graphic by Nicole Thompson
  • By David Conway |
  • December 3, 2014
Mobility plan raises questions for residents

The city's proposed changes to impact fees for new developments have some residents concerned they won't prevent traffic issues in their area.

  • Sarasota
  • News
  • By Robin Hartill |
  • March 10, 2010
Key Lutheran nurse has global reach

Since coming to St. Armands Key Lutheran in late 2008, Tracey Rzepka has initiated several wellness classes at the church on topics such as weight loss, exercise and cooking for cancer survivors.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
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